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As part of his promotional tour for his new book Asylum, Simon Doonan sat down with Fern Mallis at the 92Y for a highly personal (and, of course, hilarious) chat. He dished about his life--like that time he auditioned alongside Philip Bloch and Robert Verdi for the role of Nigel in The Devil Wears Prada--but Asylum being a book about fashion, he also discussed the state of the industry.

Happy Valentine's Day! In honor of this oft-dreaded, always-candy-filled day, we've rounded up the coolest—and most powerful—couples working in fashion. Click through to read all about them, and let us know: who's your favorite fashion couple?

Top editors, buyers and celebrities (like Liv Tyler and Elizabeth Olsen) are willing to schlep anywhere for Proenza Schouler--even to a decrepit (albeit gorgeous) building by City Hall with no heating in the middle of the winter (it was the setting for the label's fall 2013 show). That's because designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez consistently put out one of the best collections every New York fashion week. And last night was no exception. This was a more refined, restrained collection from McCollough and Hernandez.

PARIS--Last night at soon-to-be It-club Silencio (think Gold Bar plus Kenmare), Proenza Schouler's Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez along with POP magazine threw a party to celebrate the release of their new Harmony Korine-directed fashion film, Snowballs. The title is entirely misleading because not only is there nothing snowy or bally about this film, but snowballs also connote a sort of childhood cuteness (a snowball fight! fun!) and this film is not that. It's disturbing and most of the posh fashion-y crowd (which included both Traina sisters and Lauren Santo Domingo) left the screening room feeling a bit unnerved and gripping their champagne flutes a little tighter. The creepy baby voices singing, the models dressed up like Native Americans with distorted faces and feet shod in trash bags, the not-so-sober rotund shirtless Southern preacher type character in a trailer, the part where the shirtless fat Southern guy and the two characters dressed up as Native Americans all dance together in a circle--it's provocative to say the least. Jack McCollough even acknowledged to WWD that the film is "not like a sales vehicle. It’s a sales deterrent if anything." But that's precisely why it's awesome.

David Beckham might not be a real designer in the way that his wife has turned out to be--but you'll still be able to buy his clothes at H&M come fall, when his bodywear line (read: undies) launches. So in honor of Becks and his flawless bod (not to mention chiseled jaw line) joining the fashion fray, we decided to round up all the hotties designing right now. There are really some good looking men out there making clothes for ladies. We couldn't list them all, but here's a start. Take a look:

Nancy Pelosi Wears Thierry Mugler? The House Minority Leader wore a white two-piece set with a ribbed jacket and floor grazing skirt to Tuesday night's state dinner for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accenting with a multi-strand pearl choker and jeweled clutch with matching heels. Even better, it's her own vintage; she says the outfit is "very old." Check the photos, what do you think? Does Obama have a style rival? {Huffington Post} Alejandro Ingelmo Launching E-Commerce: The two-time CFDA/Swarovski nominee will sell his standard mens and womens footwear lines directly from the new site, starting with the Fall 2011 collections, as well as designing a few exclusive pieces only available online. To celebrate the launch, the designer also created a short, noir-style, black-and-white film highlighting certain specially shod feet as they traipse through SoHo. {AlejandroIngelmo.com} Karl Lagerfeld Adds Glasswear to Laundry List of Design Titles: The Kaiser-of-All-Trades sketched some pieces for Swedish company Orrefors, including architectural-style champagne flutes, wine and water glasses, and coasters. Perhaps he'll use them to sip his favorite bubbly, Diet Coke. {WWD}

The CFDA Awards are a time to reflect on the amazing work of American fashion designers and industry professionals. (And a chance to wear an evening gown, which doesn't come around as much as I wish it would.) In honor of tonight's ceremonies, we've rounded up our favorite looks from this year's CFDA nominees and I've got to say, they're all pretty amazing. From Pamela Love's hefty gems to 3.1 Phillip Lim's quirky dudes, the CFDA noms are a diverse bunch. Hurry up and click through to see the best of the best of American fashion and place your bets on tonight's winners.

Proenza Schouler's PS1 became an instant "it bag." As such, it's been knocked off countless times. We've devoted several "Adventures in Copyright" to PS1 knockoffs, including ones by Gap, Zara and some label called Navoh. Cathy Horyn noticed that the fashion blogosphere was buzzing about Target label Mossimo's take on the PS1 (which is pretty good). The knockoff was brought to the attention of designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, when McCoullugh's sister emailed her brother a photo of the bag from her local Target.

Sneakerphiles: Nylon has a first look at the latest Jack Purcell for Converse campaign. It was shot by Todd Selby and features some really cool kids.

While Christmas shopping a couple of weeks ago - I love buying presents - I spent an unusual amount of time scouring Urban Outfitters. They've stacked

Yesterday afternoon MAC's John Demsey and Milk's Mazdack Rassi hosted a panel discussion for Parsons and FIT students in the studio that was the site

Fashion Week unofficially kicked off last night in a small screening room at Norwood packed with Vogue-ettes, socialites, Rachel & Rodger & Brad, Lore

And so it begins... Tonight we'll be chatting with Jack and Lazaro before a preview screening of The Day Before, the Sundance Channel series about the

Everyone's psyched for Fashion's Night Out, but everyone's worried that no one'll actually shop - or we were worried until we saw the official PSA. Yo

No, No, and No: I am incredibly opposed to jean on jean. I will never be convinced otherwise. Brit Brit and JT scarred me for life. Kanye on Idol this

Who won big last night at the CFDAs? Here's the full list: Womenswear Designer of the Year: Rodarte’s Laura and Kate Mulleavy Menswear Designer of the

This week's been spent cursing the rain, running into Anna and struggling with what's become a tortured love for Jack Bauer -- but in our downtime, we